Shoe cementer



A. F. PYM

SHOE CEMENTER Aug. 12, 1930.

Original Filed June 3, 1921 Patented Aug. 12, 1930 UNIT D STAT S ARTHUR F.5PYM,,OFSWA1VIPSCO'1T, MASSACHUSETTS, AS SIGNORTO UNITED SHOE MA- NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF,NE'W I CHINERY CORPORATION, OFKPATERSON,

- JERSEY .snon GEMENTVEB Original application filedfJ'une 3, 1921,, Seria1 No. 474,701. imfl aed andlthis application filed November 1 1,0, 192?. Serial No. 232,330. 1'

This invention relates to shoe machinery, and is illustrated as embodied in an apparatus for operating on the insides of shoes. The presentapplication is filed as a division of my copending application Serial No. 174,701, filed June 3, 1921, whichhas maftured into Letters Patentof the United States No. 1,693,667, granted Dec. 4, 1928 ,and

discloses theinvention in a form adapted for use in connection w th the operation of securing the linings in turn shoes, although "the invention is not limited to such use.

Inmaking turn shoes with sewed heel seats, the lining is not sewed in at the bottom'around' the heel seat, but is attached by adhesive after the shoehas been turned, a shank piece being thereafter inserted to cover the margin of the lining at the heel seat, and to extend forward approximately to the ball line. So far as I am aware, these various operationsof securing the lining and shank piece in place have always been performed by hand, the adhesive being applied by a brush, the lining laid or smoothed against the adhesive by the fingers of theoperator, and a shank piece-thereafter insertedin the shoe.

One object of the'present invention is to improve the making of turn shoes by providing mechanical means for coating the inside of a shoe with-adhesive so that'when the lining is subsequently laid itwill be held in place by the adhesive. With this object in view, one feature ofthe inventionresides in the provision, in a shoe machine, of a fixedly mounted support for a shoeand means for coating the lateral faces ofthelinsidel lofa bottomed shoe supported thereby.

The illustrated mechanism; for applying the adhesive comprises a coating device. in

which a brush, orequivalent' applying mem- I ber, transfers the liqu'id from a receptacle and applies it to the inside of the shoe. To secure uniformity inthe coating, the brush is shown as rotated bysuitablepower-driven mechanism, and to insure that the adhesive will'be applied correctly, 'a shield member serves also to guide'the shoe'toposition over the brush and also protectsthe fore portion applying mechanism, and I *FJgJfZiS a View of aturn thereof from possible engagement with the brush 7' l 7 i One ofthe great difficulties in any adhesive-applying device is the readiness with which practically all adhesives'cake or'crust 'under the influence of the atmosphere. I

have arrangedmy improved apparatus to minimize this action by restricting the access of the atmospheretothe adhesive in the res- 'GIVOITC; Avery small opening, butslightly larger than the cross-section of the brush, is provided for the insertionof the brush,- and even tl11s small opening is normally almost entirely closed'by the brush. To make this possible, the'brush itself is mounted in a novel manner-for axialmovement into and out vof the receptacle; Moreover, only a small quantity of adhesive is supplied'to the brush at anyone' time, being just'sufficient for the next shoe, and the remainder is kept in a sealed reservoir where the atmosphere cannotieach it. This" small quantity of fresh adhe'sive is supplied each time the brush is raised to a small receptacle, slightly larger than-the brush, sothat the brush itself, in descendlng, acts as a piston to force the adhesive upward and distribute it to the whole surface ofthe brush, 7 Y These and other features of the invention, 1nclu'd1ng deta ls of construction and combinations of parts,-will"be apparent from the following description of the illustrative embodimentof the invention shown'in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig; 1 is a view, partially in sideelevation and part ally in section, of thefadhesive- A i shoe, partially broken aw ay-,-1llustrating the manner in which the inside of thejshoe is coated with adhesive-2 mechanism 100 comprises a The coating jbrush 102 carried bya-shaftlO which is mounted for rotation thereby to turn the brush aroundits axis and-for axial movement to carry the brush from a lower position where it receives adhesive to araised applying position. -The--shaft 104 is rotated continuously during the operation of the ma chine byatrain of gears 106, 108, 110, 112

and 114. Gear 106 is fixed on a drive shaft 30 and the gear 114 is provided with a key or lug riding in a keyway 1.16 of the shaft 104. By this arrangement the train of gears is continuously driven and shaft, 104 is 1'0- tated by gear l l i' in both raised and lowered positions. A sleeve 118 is secured to the shaft 104 in any desired and well-known way to permit rotation of th'e shaftiw-ithin the sleeve and is arranged to be' raised and: lowered by a lever 120 acting through a pin-and-slot connection 122 to move the shaft l04 axiallya The lever 120 is lowered by a coil spring 124% and is raisedatthewillof theoperator by a cam 126 acting against camroll 128' G am; 126'is secured to a 'sleeye (not shown) which also carries a Horton'clutch 132 arranged inthe usual way tobe securedv to'the shaft 30 or to be released therefrom by the engagement of, abutments 13 1, and 136' with a pawl 138 mounted on abell-cranklever'140 operatedby treadle rod, -142 and a treadle (not shown) i; The shaft 30lis adapted: to be connected with a suitable source of power were berotated constantly during the "operationr"oi themachine. A bracket 146 on the support 20 carries a reservoirf148 tor -the adhesive; H V r 5 By the "above ar rangement; of parts the brush 102 is continuously" rotated'and is con-, trolled by the treadle ,tobe-raised axially out 7 of the adhesive in the" receptacle, 1%18" by the first, depression of. the treadle and lowered againinto the adhesive-upon a second der :pression, ot the tread'lel I tfpreferred, the

abutment; 134: might be omitted on the Horton clutch,-, in which case operation ct -tho treadle' would result-inaxial movement of the ,shaft10f1-to raise brush 102 out ot-the adhesive inreceptacle 148 long enough to place a shoe thereover to coat the-interior counterrportion and to remove itagain after which the brush would automatically-descend again into the adhesive.

The forward part of the shoe-is; protected from possible; engagement w-ith the brush 102 ashoehorn-like shield or -support 150 fixedly supported-outofcontact with said br ush, as best shownrin Fig; 2,jwhich alsoactsas a guide-when positioning theshoe over "the brush iorthe application of; paste to the inside of the shoe.

The reservoir-148 ishermetieally sealed by a cover 152 seeuredthereto byclamping nuts 158. A-jfilling opening in this COVGPIS normally sealed by a threaded cap 160. a The central portion ofthe cover is formed' into .aniinner receptaclelfl, of slightly larger diameter than brush 102, in the: bottom-of which are holes 1156 communicating withrthe inside of reservoir; 148.. -Bv this arrange- ,ment,when;brush 102 is raised, adhesiveflows from reservoir 148 into receptacle'1'5 iupto the top of holes15 6, at-which height it is held by the pressureof the atmosphere.

When brush 102 descends, it acts as a pump or piston, forcing the fresh supply of adhesive upward between the brush and the wall of receptacle 154, to all parts of the brus a The machine is particularly designed for usein applying cement to the inside of a bottomed shoe S which has just been turned andin which the lining Liis pulled insideiout, amolded counter (1 having .been inserted by hand in the shoe. In the operatio'x'i'o'fthemachinet'he applying brush 102 will be raised from the receptacle 154 in which it has become coated" withcement, by the manipulation of the operator-controlled treadle rod 1 42 acting through the lever '120, will cause the brush to bevraisedto a: position adj acent to theshield or support 150, in which position a portion oftheperiph'ery of the brush will be -guarded by'saidshield. At the same time, the balance of the periphery and its lower end will be exposed to permit the free presentation of ltlielateral faces of the inside-of thecounter end of the shoe S to the .applyin'ggbrush aswindicatedin Fig. 2. As the o erator faces the-front of the machine (at tie rightin Eig.,i1'),;he willholdthe empty shoe upright with the heel. end toward the machineiand, guiding the shoe by the relationiot the upper adjacent to the lacing slit; to-thesupport-150,;yvill raise the shoe to insert therbrush 102 in the shoe without dangerotdauhingthe front part'thereof, The shoe-may, then, be manipulated. to cause the brush-ztolcoatthe desiredportion of the inin;

side ofthe shoe with the assurance that the forward part 0f the j, shoe will not become coated, with cement. The shoe will then be removed and the lining replaced and smoothed down, eitherfnianually or by'means Qty-the meehanism deseribedin theparent application, to which reference has been made above. f-With the ,mechanism shown, it will be necessaryforthe operator :aga'in to-cause thesdepressionof the treadle rod-12 so astoJower the-applying brush 102 into the receptacle- 154, to which a measured quantitywt, cement will. have been deliveredlbyi' the barometric supply tank 148.

The-pump aotion ofthe brush in entering the v reservoir will cause this vquantity of cement to flow-overthe 'iwho'le outer peripher' of the brli'slrwhi'ch', it'willf be 'reniemhe're is r0- tating constantly, and, said brush, will be ready for'withdrawalto a position where it reused roreoating' the inside of another 3' 6 v c:

Having thusdscribfed my'inyention, what Iiclaim as new anddesire to secure by Let- Iters Patent of'the United States is z A" shoe'g'machine'z comprising, in combinaltioma member formed and arranged to enter a,- shoe tocoat the inside thereof with liquid, areceptacle forliquid in which said member is'normally positioned, and means receptacle to coat the inside of a shoe and thereafter to return it into the liquid.

2. A shoe machine-comprising, in combination, a liquid-applying brush formed and arranged to enter a shoe to coat the inside thereof, a source of supply of adhesive, and means normally positioning said brush and said source relatively to one another to supply liquid to. the brush and operable relatively to move said brush and said source to permit a shoe to be placed about the brush to have its inside surface' coated thereby.

nation, a liquid-applying brush formed and arranged to enter a shoe to coat the inside thereof, means to rotate said brush in en gagement with the inside of ashoe, a receptacle for liquid in which the brush is normally immersed, and a member to lift the brush out of the liquid to permit engagement with the inside of a shoe 4.. A shoe machine comprising, in combination, a frame, a support thereon adapted to enter a shoe, a liquid coating applying member constructed and arranged for insert1on into a shoe on said support to coat a portion of the inside surface of the shoe, andmeans for supplying liquid to said applying member. p 5. A shoe machine comprising, in combination, a driven coating means adapted to be positioned inside a shoe off the last to coat with liquid one part of the inside of said shoe, and fixed means supported out of contact with said coating means to protect an-' other part of the inside of the shoe from the action of the coating means.

6; A shoe machine comprising, incombination, means to coat with liquid one part of the inside of a shoe, and a shoehorn-like shield adapted to enter the shoe to protect from the action of the coating means another part of the shoe. i

7. A shoe machine comprising, in combination, a source of supply of adhesive, a brush mounted for movement from a-positon to receive adhesive therefrom to a position with-z ina shoe so as to apply the adhesive to the inside of the shoe, and a shield to protect part of the inside of the shoe from the action of the brush.

8. A shoe machine comprising,in combination, a rotary brush constructed and arranged to enter andto engage the insideofr the counter of a shoe, and, a member'constructed and arranged to shield the forward part of the inside of the shoe from the action of the brush. I

9. A coating machine comprising, in combination, an adhesive-applying member, means to rotate said member in contact with a piece of work, a receptacle for adhesive, and means to move said member axially into and out of the receptacle.

'10. A coating machine comprising,in combination, a rotary brush, gearing to rotate vcycle treadle-controlled mechanism to raise V I the shaft during one cycle and lower ltdur- 3. A shoemachlne COIIIPIlSlIlg, 1n comb1-" ing the, next, means to rotate the'shaft in both-raised and lowered position, and means to supply liquid to the brush in its lowered nation, anapplying device constructed and arranged to enter and to apply a liquid to the inside of a bottomed shoe, and. means to supply a-predetermined quantity of fresh liquid repeatedly to said applying devicefor each I shoe. V 13. A shoe machine compris1ng,1n comb1-- nation, abrushconst-ructed and arranged for insertion in I a bottomed shoe thereby to apply liquid to the inside of the shoe, and means to deliver ameasured supply of fresh liquid thereto for each shoe. I

. 14. A coating machine comprising, in combination, a, receptacle, means to. supply a smallquantity of liquidin the bottom of the receptacle, and an applying device of slightly smallercross-section than the receptacle and ion movable thereinto to force the liquidjupward between said device and the Walls of the receptacle to supply it'to the upper parts of the device. i I '15. A coating machine comprising, in com" binatioinfa receptacleopen at the top and having a hole near the bottom, a reservoir to supply liquid thereto through the hole, said reservoir to contain liquid at a level higher than the hole and hermetically closed so that the atmospheric pressure will normally prevent the liquid from rising above the top of the hole in the receptacle, and a coating device slightly smaller in cross-section than the receptacle and movable there-- into to force'the liquid by a pistonlike action upward between the device-and the wall of the receptacle, to supply it to the upperparts of the coating devlce.

16. A coating machine comprising, in com lateral faces of the inside of ashoe positioned c thereby.

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4 a mvesmv t18.- A shoe-cementing machine comprising a receptacle,.means for'supplying a measured quantity "of cement to said receptacle less thancnough to fill'the' receptacle, and: an

x 5 applying Ydevice'niovahle int'osaid receptacle I constructed and arranged :nearly to fill the receptacle'so as to displace the cement in' the receptacle and cause it toflow over the whole peripheral surface of-the applyingdevicel .m 19. A shoe=ce1nentingmachine. comprising an applying device mounted for movement to and'fro'f-rom a supply position toan applying position, saiddevice being rotatable about an. upright shaft and mounted so that the applying-device isexposed at the lower end'of said shaft to allow the presentation of the inside of a shoe to said applying device.

' 20. A'shoe-cementing machine'comprising an upright shaft,- an applying device rotatable about the axis ofsaid shaft and a shielding device surrounding a portion of the periphery-of said applying deviceand leaving the bottom and rest of the periphery-0f the applying device exposed so that the insi-de of *the eoitnter portion of a shoe may be-presented to the'applying device without interference with the rest of the machine and the v forwardportion'of the shoe may be protected from the undesiredapplication otcement thereto. I i v 21. A shoe-cenienting machine having an upright -sliaft,' an'applying device rotatable about the axis of said shaft and-mounted at the lower end of the/shaftso' that it' is supported in exposed position to-a'llow'thepresentation oft-he inside of a ShOGRthQFBtO," and means for intermittently supplying cenient to said applying device. i y

22. A shoe-cementing machine comprising i V 40 a--substantially cylindrical applying device rotatable about'an-uprightaxisg means reciprocatingsaid-applying device and rot-ate ing it about said axis at a plurality of elevations,-an'd means for intermittently supplying cement to said applying device.

In testimony whereof I-have signed my name to this specification.

' ARTHUR F. PYM 

